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Boston College’s Perreault scores twice with assist, Michigan’s Casey adds three assists as U.S. downs Latvia 7-2 at 2024 World Juniors, advances to semifinals Jan. 4

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Gabe Perreault (Boston College) netted two goals and an assist and Seamus Casey (Michigan) added three assists to help the U.S. National Junior Team to a 7-2 victory over Latvia in quarterfinal play here tonight at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship at Frolundaborg in Gothenburg, Sweden. The U.S. will play in the semifinals … Read more

As calendar turns to 2024, Boston College begins new year at top of USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll

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With 34 first-place votes, Boston College remains No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, the same spot the Eagles were in the last poll conducted Dec. 11, 2023. Boston University stays No. 2, getting nine first-place votes, Quinnipiac is again third, picking up two first-place votes, North Dakota holds steady at No. … Read more

Michigan’s McGroarty records hat trick to lead Team USA to 10-2 win over Slovakia at 2024 World Juniors, U.S. off to quarterfinals Jan. 2

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Team USA captain Rutger McGroarty (Michigan) tallied a hat trick and was one of 16 players to contribute points, while Trey Augustine (Michigan State) had 38 saves to lead the U.S. National Junior Team to a 10-2 win Sunday over Slovakia in its final preliminary-round game of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship at … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: No. 10 Providence blanks Brown for Mayor’s Cup, No. 3 Quinnipiac downs Holy Cross, No. 8 Maine takes home Ledyard Classic title with victory over Dartmouth, No. 13 Arizona State crowned Adirondack Winter Invite champs with shootout win over No. 17 Cornell

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In the annual Mayor’s Cup battle, No. 10 Providence took home the trophy with a 3-0 win over Brown at Meehan Auditorium in Providence, R.I. After scoreless first and second periods, the Friars used three goals in the third period from Chase Yoder, Taige Harding and Craig Needham to gain the win. Never hurts to … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Army West Point upsets No. 16 New Hampshire, Michigan Tech wins GLI in shootout over No. 7 Michigan State, No. 2 Boston University downs Yale, No. 6 Wisconsin blanks Northeastern for Holiday Face-Off crown

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Army West Point scored the first three goals of the game and never looked back, doubling up No. 16 New Hampshire 6-3 Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 2,610 at Tate Rink in West Point, N.Y. Barron Woodring scored twice for the Black Knights, while John Driscoll had a goal and two … Read more

United States gains 4-3 shootout win over Czechia at 2024 World Junior Championship; New Year’s Eve game vs. Slovakia to decide top spot in Group B

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Isaac Howard (Michigan State) netted the winner in the bottom of the seventh round of the shootout to help lift the U.S. National Junior Team to a 4-3 victory over Czechia in preliminary round play of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Friday at Frolundaborg in Gothenburg, Sweden. Howard gave the U.S. the lead … Read more

Minnesota’s Snuggerud nets hat trick, Michigan’s Nazar adds four assists as Team USA takes 11-3 win over Switzerland at 2024 World Juniors

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Jimmy Snuggerud (Minnesota) scored three times and added an assist, while Frank Nazar (Michigan) notched four assists to help the U.S. National Junior Team to an 11-3 victory over Switzerland in its second preliminary round game of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Thursday at Frolundaborg in Gothenburg, Sweden. “I liked our start,” said … Read more

Minnesota Duluth’s Spicer ruled academically ineligible for second half of 2023-24 college hockey season

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Minnesota Duluth sophomore forward Cole Spicer is academically ineligible and will not play for the Bulldogs the second half of the current 2023-24 season. Spicer can practice but cannot play in games. Minnesota Duluth coach Scott Sandelin told the Duluth News-Tribune that “we’ll figure it out.” “Guys are going to get a chance,” Sandelin said … Read more

Michigan’s Brindley scores two, Michigan State’s Augustine stops 22 as United States opens 2024 World Juniors with 4-1 win over Norway

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Gavin Brindley (Michigan) tallied a pair of goals and Trey Augustine (Michigan State) made 22 saves to help the U.S. National Junior Team to a 4-1 victory over Norway in its first preliminary round matchup of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Tuesday at Frolundaborg. “I thought we got better as the game went … Read more

Denver standout, NCAA top scorer Rizzo to play for Canada at upcoming Spengler Cup tournament in Switzerland

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Denver junior forward Massimo Rizzo has been named to Team Canada’s roster for the 2023 Spengler Cup. The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational tournament held every December in Davos, Switzerland. The tournament primarily features professional hockey teams in Europe, but Canada has sent a squad every year since 1984 (tournament wasn’t played in 2020 … Read more

NCAA hockey stars make up vast majority of United States roster for upcoming World Junior Championship

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USA Hockey has announced the roster for the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, set to take place Dec. 26, 2023 to Jan. 5, 2024, in Gothenburg, Sweden. Team USA will play its preliminary round games in Group B alongside Czechia, Norway, Slovakia and Switzerland. Group A includes Canada, Finland, Germany, Latvia and Sweden. The … Read more

NCHC announces change in playoff format, will move exclusively to campus sites beginning with 2026 postseason tournament

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Beginning with the 2026 conference tournament, the NCHC will be moving its playoffs entirely to campus sites. The decision was approved unanimously by the NCHC’s board of directors on Monday. The 2026 NCHC tournament and beyond will be played over three weeks. The biggest change sees the semifinals move to single elimination at two campus … Read more

Boston College back on top of USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, gets 34 first-place votes in Dec. 11 rankings

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With 34 first-place votes, Boston College is back on top of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, up one spot from last week. Boston University stays No. 2, getting eight first-place votes, while Quinnipiac is up two to No. 3, with five first-place votes, North Dakota falls three spots to No. 4, and Denver drops … Read more

Boston College’s Minnetian suspended one game by Hockey East for major cross-checking penalty Dec. 9 against Providence

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Hockey East announced Monday that Boston College freshman defenseman Aram Minnetian has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 1:25 of the second period on Dec. 9 against Providence. On the play, Minnetian was assessed a five-minute major penalty for cross-checking and a game misconduct. Minnetian is ineligible to play Jan. 12 … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Colorado College sweeps top-ranked North Dakota with second straight OT win, No. 2 Boston College upends No. 9 Providence, No. 4 Denver gains split with No. 13 Western Michigan after OT win, St. Thomas salvages split with Minnesota State

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Gleb Veremyev scored on a breakaway 2:54 into overtime to give Colorado College a 3-2 victory Saturday night and a sweep over No. 1-ranked North Dakota at Ralph Engelstad Arena, the first sweep by the Tigers in Grand Forks, N.D., in 30 years. Veremyev took a pass from Stanley Cooley during the 3-on-3 overtime period … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Colorado College stuns No. 1 North Dakota in OT, No. 13 Western Michigan drops No. 4 Denver, Dartmouth ties No. 12 Arizona State, AIC edges No. 19 RIT in OT

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Noah Laba scored his second goal of the game 35 seconds into overtime to lead Colorado College past No. 1-ranked North Dakota 3-2 on Friday night from Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. The Tigers, who trailed 2-0 midway through the second period, won their first game against a top-ranked team since Jan. 7, … Read more

Wisconsin defenseman, Seattle draft pick Jugnauth leaves Badgers to play for WHL’s Winterhawks

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Wisconsin sophomore defenseman Tyson Jugnauth has left the Badgers to play for the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Jugnauth, a fourth-round pick (100th overall) by the Seattle Kraken in the 2022 NHL Draft, was a healthy scratch in three of Wisconsin’s last four games but did return to the lineup for … Read more